diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml b/roles/base/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
index 7c7622b..20b2b5d 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@
     minute: 0
     hour: 1
 
+- name: "correct crontab for reboot | remove"
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+  cron:
+    job: '[[ -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* ]] | ssh-keygen -A'
+    state: absent
+
+- name: "correct crontab for reboot | add"
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+  cron:
+    job: '[[ -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* ]] || ssh-keygen -A'
+    state: present
+    reboot: true
+
 # - name: system setup | cron | schedule automatic ansible provisioning
 #   tags: cron
 #   cron: